Venezuela: Proposed law will silence NGOs... threatens free speech and human rights

This is an important post and a headsup for all. Venezuela has proposed a new law that is likely to see passage in its parliament in March 2009. It is a broadstroke law that seems logical enough at first reading, but effectively gives the national government the right to ban any organization that it thinks is threatening the state.

This is serious stuff, people. It basically gives the right to the state to ban any organization, NGO, international assocation or local association it thinks is being a nuisance "to the public order" or similar. Any foreign body seen "interfering" is out. All it needs to do is grab a judge, get a signature and the opposition voice is immediately closed down. No appeals, no warning, nothing. BAM! closed. Here's a Spanish language link to an organization that, fortunately, has already noted the danger this law implies.

Oh, by the way: all the above is 100% true except for one small detail; it's Peru proposing this law, not Venezuela. Now you know why you've heard nothing about it, because the bullshit hypocritical press that fill your head with crap 24 hours a day would never pick up on a story like this from a supposedly friendly nation like Peru, but my how they'd squeal if it were really Venezuela.

UPDATE: I've been asked for more links to this story in other media, so here are four. There are plenty more if you look for yourself. You'll note they're all in Spanish. And the next person who writes to me and says that "if it's not being reported in English then it's probably no big deal anyway" gets a shaman hex on their tush, ok? Dumbasses like that shouldn't be spending time away from World Of Warcraft to read blogs like this.